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. Pluramon: bit sand riders remix cd (Mille Plateaux) Press writeup: Teh individual components that are essential for the monistic Pluramon sound came through clearly and can be found on "Bit Sand Riders." Take the fat, dark rock rock track of the Scottish band Mogawi, the airy track of Sensorama's exquisite composnig with guitar sounds, the sweet melodic approach of Brittian's band the High Llamas all the way to processing of sounds by laptop Mego master Hecker. Pluramon emerged in 1996, and as a band have provided some of the most creative approaches to immersing accoustic and electronic sound thus becomming one of Germany's most respected acts. "Bit Sand Riders" moves beyond the relm of being a typical remix project; it acknowledges the present reality that digital instruments are becoming acceptable tools for even some of the most lo-fi bands of today. Unlike when Pluramon's first album "Pick Up Canyon" was released in 1996 when hard disc recording required the necessity to search for new music that was relevant to the medium, today, technology and programming advancements allow music to be refined within the digital domain. Some of today's finest musicians appear on this project: Roman Flugel of Sensorama; London's High Llamas; Cologne electronics prodigy FX Randomiz; Mego member Florian Hecker; the remarkable frequency shapes Matmos; mastermind Atom Heart under his Atom™ guise; Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo assisted by Wharton Tiers and Jim O'Rourke; Mille Plateaux's own minimalist techno duo SND; the noise evangelist Merzbow from Tokyo; plus a remix from Pluramon himself. Lance summary: A solid remix album following up on the Formant remix 12" that came out on Mille Plateaux earlier this year. But this album is more of a downtempo listening affair as opposed to the more floor-friend Formant remix 12". The marriage of Pluramon's tranquil guitar-based journeys with some of today's most innovative electronic producers creates some very entertaining and listenable results (with the exception of the Merzbow remix but you know what to expect from him - noise!). If you have an aversion to guitars then avoid this release, but if guitars & electronics dont frighten you then you'll find this remix album very rewarding. Recommended! Release infos: . Pluramon: bit sand riders remix cd (Mille Plateaux) Tracks: - flicker/Sensorama remix - hintergrund/Mogwai remix - flicker/Hecker's EIN intergrale - rm core mix - tel.bell/Atom™ remix - self/Pluramon remix - syth/High Llamas remix - microchip, shit! my cock is analog/Lee Ranaldo's render bandits montage - hintergrund/Matmos's Pluramonthermatmos remix - res/SND remix - formant/FX Randomiz's morfant remix - Gloop/Merzbow remix The vinyl version has an additional remix by Christian Vogel. A video for the Mogwai remix is in the works. A US tour is currently being set up for late september & early october. -->-Lance--- lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org